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So far, one nomination has been received since the nomination period started yesterday. The nomination period will end on February 22.

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Trade Director to lead HK delegation to APEC meeting

The Director-General of Trade, Mr Tony Miller, will lead a Hong Kong delegation to the first Senior Officials Meeting for the 7th Ministerial Meeting of the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) to be held in Fukuoka, Japan, from February 13 to 15.

The first Senior Officials Meeting chaired by the Japanese host this year, it will discuss a number of co-operation issues and will initiate work on how to achieve the goal of free trade by the year 2020 as agreed at the APEC Economic Leaders Meeting held in Bogor, Indonesia, last November.

The meeting is preceded by a series of meetings of the newly established Sub-Committees on Standards and Conformance, and Customs Procedures, the Task Forces on Tariff Database and the Review of the APEC Secretariat, as well as meetings of the Committee on Trade and Investment and the Economic Committee.

Following the Senior Officials Meeting, a special session for senior officials is scheduled on February 16 to discuss the action programme on liberalisation and facilitation of trade and investment towards 2020.

Members of the Hong Kong delegation comprise officials from the Trade and Industry Branch, Financial Services Branch, Finance Branch, Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Tokyo, Industry Department, Customs and Excise Department and Trade Department.